Today’s Headlines

  • Is the recession really easing? Not for many transport and construction companies (Reuters)
  • LaHood cruises on mag-lev train during visit to Japan (AP, Bloomberg)
  • A look at the local ramifications of the auto-bike culture clash (CNN)
  • Debate erupts in D.C. after transit union calls for 40mph maximum speeds on local rail, citing safety concerns (WashPost Blogs)
  • NYC mayor travels to London to view its transit security systems, including closed-circuit cameras (AP)
  • Elena Kagan, livable streets scion? New Supreme Court nominee’s father helped kill urban superhighway as a member of a Manhattan community board (Village Voice, NYT)
  • Smart-growth campaigning heats up in the New York state capital (Streetsblog NYC)
  • Dallas transit agency prepares for some serious budget-cutting and belt-tightening (Morn News)

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California High-Speed Rail Aligns With Amtrak to Increase Buying Power (KPCC, AP) Oregon vs. Virginia: Governing Looks at Two Approaches to the Gas Tax Transpo Budget Gap Widens in Vermont (VT Digger, VPR) No BRT in the U.S. Meets the “Gold” Standard (GGW) Transit Repairs Get Renewed Attention (Stateline) Navigating the NYC Transpo System in […]

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LaHood affirms the recent assertion by House Speaker Pelosi: Congress is unlikely to raise the gas tax to pay for transportation legislation (Pantagraph) Local lawmakers are hunting for strategies to fund a proposed commuter rail link between the Poconos and NYC in the absence of a new long-term federal transport bill (P. Record) San Francisco […]

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The Federal Transit Administration has catalogued the safety lapses and management troubles at D.C.’s Metrorail transit system in a new audit (WaPo) Many local hiccups remain unresolved in California’s march towards high-speed rail connectivity (AP) The battle to win more access to stimulus business for minority-owned transportation contractors gets an in-depth look (AP) Jack Schramm, […]

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How Does Rail Fare in the House Spending Bill? (RT&S) The Battle of the Purple Line Intensifies as Hogan Preps for Office in MD (WaPo) ATU Slams Trucker Safety Setback in Spending Bill (The Hill) 40% Drop in Crude Oil Prices Opens Door for Gas Tax Increase (Bond Buyer) Amtrak Board Chair Pushes Congress for […]